Margo Rey
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Margarita Reymundo-Jurado |
| Also known as | Margo Reymundo |
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18 October 1966 Acapulco, Mexico |
| Genres | Pop, jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Organica Music Group |
| Website | margorey |
Margo Rey (born Margarita Reymundo-Jurado; 18 October 1966) is a Mexican singer-songwriter whose original stage name was Margo Reymundo.
Rey was born in Acapulco, Mexico and grew up in Arlington and Dallas, Texas, the youngest of five children in the family. Her mother Juana-Amparo Jurado was a Flamenco dancer and her father Alejandro Reymundo was a cliff diver. When Rey was two, the family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. She began performing at the age of 11.
In Texas, Rey took classical music training. As a teenager, Rey was the lead vocalist in Debutante, an all-female rock band in Arlington. The band toured the U.S. and overseas. In 1988, Debutante self-released an album, These Boots Were Made For Walkin'. In the early 1990s, Rey began singing in The Ritual, a power-pop band. The band garnered interest from Columbia Records, but on the verge of signing, they broke up. Rey was then hired by a Dallas venue, Sambuca. She became the bandleader of a Latin Jazz/R&B sextet called Miss Margo & The Lost Souls.
The group's debut album, Acaba, had one top-five and two top-twenty singles, according to Radio y Musica magazine. The album's success landed Rey a major record deal in 1997 with PolyGram Latino. Due to corporate consolidation, Rey found herself in label limbo and for three years her album wasn't released but she could not exit her deal either.
In 1998, actor Edward James Olmos heard Rey sing and recommended her for a principal role in the bound-for-Broadway musical Selena Forever. This launched a career in musical theatre in New York.
Rey moved to Los Angeles to make music while working as an actress. She was signed by Abrams Artist Agency. She has been a commercial vocalist for Juniper Music and has done voiceover work in TV commercials and national advertising for a variety of companies in both English and Spanish.
Rey calls her style of music "Organica", an unorthodox hybrid of pop music that is rooted in jazz with deep ethno-rhythmic grooves, textural guitars, keys and lush vocals. In 2009, she released her album My Heart's Desire and appeared as a guest on the Dr. Phil show, where she performed Between Us. The album received the 2009 Muse’s Muse award for Best Overall CD Project In Any Category.
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